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I recently visited the TVR factory in Blackpool and i got to see the TVR's of the past present and future but i just can't make up my mind if this is the future of Britain's super car market. Who else in Britain makes Super cars without help from bigger companies like Mercades,BMW,
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12 Feb 2003, 12:02 (Ref:504303) | #2 | ||
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im not sure who owns what, but how about Marcos and Morgan ?
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somthing people under the age of 75 would appriciate
I would like to point out that my dream every day road car would be a Morgan - the are amazingly cool. Oh and I'm 21! |
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The new Mog does look a bit odd, it's great from the side and the back but the front looks like it ran into a telephone pole!
I would love to have a Morgan with a V8, great sounding car and no-one will hassle you at the lights, you can leave them standing with no problem anyway. (I'm far from 75, but I do have a flat cap...) |
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I posted on this topic recently in this forum: TVR have single handedly made British sports cars credible again.
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Indeed they have, along with Caterham, Westfield, Ginetta, Marcos, GTM, Tiger, Dax, Ultima, Noble, Marlin, Quantum, Sylva, etc etc....
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... and Lotus.
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In about 1982, when a was the new kid on the block in a large inner city Intensive Care Unit, the Director had a Morgan Plus 8.
That car was so cool. He also had a portrait of his wife done in oil on the wall of his office. With a very fetching plunging neck line. But I think I coveted the car more. I think. |
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Ah yes, but you can look at all those names and sure, they're good products, but NONE of them has the international recognition of TVR, the same fit and finish of a TVR, the same proffesionalism of a TVR. Whislt the rest look as if they've been made in a hangar on an industrial estate, TVR seem somehoe AHEAD of all that.
The ONLY exception that I will concede are Lotus. |
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TVR's didn't they break down a lot not to many years ago??
I think for 'fit and finish' you would have to say the Morgan is the best (but I still don't like them) they are hand built and still have a waiting list, surly a sign of quality? But if I had to have any of the cars mentioned on here it would be either the TVR or the Westfild/Caterham (well they’re basically the same) |
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Don't get me wrong, TVR's are wonderful cars with a fantastic exhaust sound, superb performance, stunning looks (although it's a bit tricky to tell some of the models apart from each other..) and they really are a fine example of the best of british- but don't forget the alternatives! All the cars I listed are available 'on the road' so you don't need to get your hands dirty (don't forget the early TVR's were available in kit form)
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The latest range of TVRs are just stunning. That's all I've got to say. They are bloody amazing.
The Cebera Speed 6 is definately my ultimate dream car. |
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those Ultimas are awesome, look amazing too. proper GT car on the road. I saw one driving around town, it looked insane!
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I've seen a day-glo pink one at some of the shows, that's very hard on the eyes!!
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The new Ultima GTR looks fantastic. 200mph for £40k. Doesn't stop me wanting a TVR more. They're just better products. More proffesional. Like I said above, a car that doesn't look like it's been made in a shed.
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The Ultima dosn't look like it was made in a shed, neither does the GTM or the Noble M12 or the Quantum H4 & 2+2 or the Caterham or the Westfield or the Dax or the.....I think you get the idea. The UK's specialist car industry has moved on a long way since Mr Dutton's time (and that from a member of the Dutton Owners Club......)
Tristan, get yourself a copy of Kit-Car or Which Kit? magazine and see where the real design brains are working (You'll have to look for them among many fake-snakes and Seven-types, but they are there! ) |
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I thought the Dax was French??
But it STILL looks a step below a TVR in terms of finish and proffessionalism!! |
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Dax are in Harlow, not very French I think you'll agree, although their main product is a fake-snake they also make a car called the Rush which can be ordered with 4x4 as an option- combine that with a Cossie lump and it will out-manouver any TVR.
I wouldn't say no to a TVR, but I think you're somewhat blinkered and really need to have a look at what else is there, and I mean look for yourself- not listen to some bloke down the pub or Mr Clarkson- go and see them in the flesh, maybe take one for a drive. As for TVR's, they are exellent cars, even with their reputation for unreliability but I prefer something a little more individual! (but I still wouldn't say no to a TVR...) |
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